“Data can’t speak for itself,” Professor Andrea Jones-Rooy contended as they paced the stage before a captivated audience. During the Data Science Spectacular, which took place March 1, 2022 in-person and as a live stream, Andrea, the event’s host, focused their presentation on explaining just what data science is and perhaps more importantly, what data science is not.

In May 2020, tragedy struck when Patrick Underwood, a federal security guard, was shot and killed by alleged anti-government extremists while guarding a courthouse in Oakland, CA. The two men accused met on Facebook, and the victim’s sister believes the platform is responsible for her brother’s death. In turn, Angela Underwood Jacobs recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Facebook (now Meta Platforms), but who is truly liable in a situation such as this?

What are the moral implications of sacrificing one person to save several others? It’s a philosophical question that many of us may have perhaps already pondered or seen explored in contemporary art or film/television. The trolley problem, for those who may not be familiar, is an ethical and psychological series of thought experiments introduced by Philippa Foot that involve the dilemma of whether to sacrifice one individual to save a larger number of people.

How do you go about starting a startup, or another business? For anyone with entrepreneurial ambitions, it’s a daunting, but necessary question to ask. For those seeking answers, the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute has you covered. The institute is a university-wide initiative that provides students with support and education on how to become successful startup founders and entrepreneurs.